- Menu prices are at an all-time high since workers have returned to the office
- Payments company Square calculated the prices of standard lunch items within major cities, including San Francisco, Seattle, New York City, Washington, D.C.
- Since last March, the average price of wraps is up 18%, sandwiches are up 14%, salads are up 11% and burgers are up 8%
- Sweetgreen raised menu prices 6% in January and is also relaunching a delivery program for office buildings
- Potbelly raised prices 5.4% in February – as well as an 86% increase compared to fall 2020
- Since March 2020, the average price of wraps rose from $9.05 to $10.21
- Over the same timeframe, the average price of burgers increased from $10.15 to $11.10 and sandwiches rose from $9.40 to $10.77
- US Consumer Price Index rose 7.9 percent in February from a year ago, the most since June 1982
- Biden blamed Vladimir Putin, thought the latest report does not capture the full impact of Russia’s invasion
- Soaring prices are affecting food, clothing, shelter and other basic necessities for regular Americans
- Gasoline has continued to skyrocket since the February report, suggesting inflation will only get worse
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